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GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the major stressors affecting GP registrars, how those at risk can be best identified and the most useful methods of managing or reducing their stress. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional postal questionnaire of all GP registrars in one large regional trainin...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-9-2 |
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author | Schattner, Peter Mazalin, Dennis Pier, Ciaran Wainer, Jo Ling, Mee Yoke |
author_facet | Schattner, Peter Mazalin, Dennis Pier, Ciaran Wainer, Jo Ling, Mee Yoke |
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description | OBJECTIVES: To investigate the major stressors affecting GP registrars, how those at risk can be best identified and the most useful methods of managing or reducing their stress. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional postal questionnaire of all GP registrars in one large regional training provider's catchment area. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), a specifically developed Registrar Stressor Scale consisting of five subscales of potential stressors, plus closed questions on how to identify and manage stress in GP registrars. RESULTS: Survey response rate of 51% (102/199). Rural difficulties followed by achieving a work/life balance were the principal stressors. Ten percent of registrars were mildly or moderately depressed or anxious (DASS) and 7% mild to moderately anxious (DASS). Registrars preferred informal means of identifying those under stress (a buddy system and talks with their supervisors); similarly, they preferred to manage stress by discussions with family and friends, debriefing with peers and colleagues, or undertaking sport and leisure activities. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports research which confirms that poor psychological well-being is an important issue for a significant minority of GP trainees. Regional training providers should ensure that they facilitate formal and informal strategies to identify those at risk and assist them to cope with their stress. |
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spelling | pubmed-28356652010-03-10 GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey Schattner, Peter Mazalin, Dennis Pier, Ciaran Wainer, Jo Ling, Mee Yoke Asia Pac Fam Med Research OBJECTIVES: To investigate the major stressors affecting GP registrars, how those at risk can be best identified and the most useful methods of managing or reducing their stress. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Cross-sectional postal questionnaire of all GP registrars in one large regional training provider's catchment area. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), a specifically developed Registrar Stressor Scale consisting of five subscales of potential stressors, plus closed questions on how to identify and manage stress in GP registrars. RESULTS: Survey response rate of 51% (102/199). Rural difficulties followed by achieving a work/life balance were the principal stressors. Ten percent of registrars were mildly or moderately depressed or anxious (DASS) and 7% mild to moderately anxious (DASS). Registrars preferred informal means of identifying those under stress (a buddy system and talks with their supervisors); similarly, they preferred to manage stress by discussions with family and friends, debriefing with peers and colleagues, or undertaking sport and leisure activities. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports research which confirms that poor psychological well-being is an important issue for a significant minority of GP trainees. Regional training providers should ensure that they facilitate formal and informal strategies to identify those at risk and assist them to cope with their stress. BioMed Central 2010-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2835665/ /pubmed/20181138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-9-2 Text en Copyright ©2010 Schattner et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Schattner, Peter Mazalin, Dennis Pier, Ciaran Wainer, Jo Ling, Mee Yoke GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
title | GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
title_full | GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
title_fullStr | GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
title_full_unstemmed | GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
title_short | GP registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
title_sort | gp registrar well-being: a cross-sectional survey |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835665/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20181138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1447-056X-9-2 |
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